The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-01
ASHORE ON THE BREAKER
THE ITALIAN BARK EMILIO CLAM
PA DRIVEN AGROUND.

THE ITALIAN BARK EMILIO CLAM
PA DRIVEN AGROUND.
The Crew Mutinies and Deserts the
Ship-Pilot John Fitzgerald Assaulted
with stiletto-Tess Revenue Cutter
Boutwell, Goes to Her Assistance,
But Loses an Anchor-The Tug Cam
bria Effects the Rescue.
The Italian bark Emilio Ciampa, Capt
Cafero, was stranded on the north breaker
In the inner road yesterday morning while
she was trying to beat out to sea, and the
vessel pounded badly, though she did not
take water. She was deserted by her crew,
and would have been lost had the
tug Cambria not gone to her assistance,
and lowed her to safe anchorage
Saturday afternoon the tug Constitution
took her in tow for the purpose of towing the
vessel to sea. They arrived off the bell
buoy between G and o'clock that evening,
and the Captain instructed the pilot, John
Fitzgerald. that he did not wish the tug any
further, but that he, the pilot, should take
the vessel to sea. She was then anchored
and the tug left her.
THE VESSEL NIsSTAYED.
Yesterday morning she again got under
way and was bearing out to sea, when she
struck Just inside the north breaker. Capt.
Fitzgerald says that she had made three
tacks and was on the fourth when the
trouble commenced. About s o'clock in the
morning in trying TO 20 about she mis-
stayed and fell OFF, and before she came TO
again she struck in Swnsh channel, just in
side North breaker, in four fathoms of
xraf far lffh of 20 hp
Yves held fast. In making the fourth tack
the crew did not work quickly
enough. There were none aboard who
could understand English, and there was
an utter lack of discipline among them, as
they all appeared to be captains Of tie YES
sci; and at the time they should have been
carrying out the pilots orders theyiwere for
ward casting the anchor.
MuTTsoUs CREW.
When the crew heard the vessel laundering
on the bottom they became unruly and
from either the captain or the
pilot. They made for the fore
castle, and securing their dupnage
dashed for the boats. They took Capt.
Fitzgerald's skif and rowed out TO the pilot
boat, F. NJ. Jones, and were taken aboard
Nothing could be done for the Ciampa, for
there was not a man who would touch
line or go near her when once they
got away. Capt. Fitzgerald sounded the
pumps and finding that there was no water
IN the hold he went aboard the pilot boat
and started TO Tybee in search Of the
revenue cutter. The Italian crew of the
Ciampa was noisy and boisterous
and their dark faces grew darker with
anger every time they saw Capt. Fitzgerald
Nothing could he done with them for each
seemed to be as much of a captain as he who
bore that title and they obeyed no ones
orders.
AN ASSAULT WITH A sTILETTO.
They all seemed to think that it
was Capt. Fitzgerald instead Of
themselves who was responsible for
the accident and their anger at him
was plainly depicted on their faces,
but the pilot had no idea that any of them
meditated an attack upon him until one
fellow sprang at him with a stiletto. Fitz-
gerald was watching the course of the boat
and would have been killed on the instant
had not tho Captain and mate of
the Ciampa noticed the movement OF the
murderous seaman. They saw it in time,
however, and before he reached the pilot
they caught end disarmed him. They
threw him on the deck of the boat and oc-
cupied the next few minutes in
giving him a sound beating Shortly after
this incident occurred Tybeewas reached and
the cutter boutwell, was found with Lieuts.
Goodwin and Morissy aboard of her. Capt.
Fitzgerald told them OF the condition of the
Ciampa, and after they had taken the Ital-
ian crew aboard they put off to render what
assistance they could Lieut. Goodwin,
after hearing of the assault ON the pilot,
offered to put the fellow in irons, but the
Captain thought there was no more danger
to be apprehended from that quarter after
the pummelling the man had received, so he
was allowed his liberty.
THE CUTTER LOST HER ANCHOR.
A stiff southeaster was blowing when the
cutter reached the stranded bark, and the
sea was running high, but boat was sent
out, and the boats crew rowed around to the
leewlrd side anu went abroad. The vessel
was pounding badly. The mastS were rock
ing so the crew expected them TO go over
the side every minute. Finding that moth
F.sR could be done there they returned to
mo cutter and took out hawser which
they made fast to the bark. The
signal was given and the cutter started
to weigh her anchor, but the
chain parted and she lost her anchor and
thirty fathoms of chain. The gale blew
her around and was driving her right on
the bark, so the hawser had to be shipped
and the attempt given up The captain
and part of her crew were put on board
the bark, but the balance refused to return
and remained on the cutter.
THE TUG TO THE RESCUE.
The sea was so rough that the crew of the
cutters boat could not be taken aboard, SO
they rowed inside Of Tybee Knoll where
they were picked up About o'clock the
tug Cambria hove in sight, towing the
schooner Clara e. Bergen from Port Royal,
and Capt Avery, observing the position of
the Ciampa, anchored the schooner and
went out 10 the bark He found the captain.
pilot and part of the crew aboard. A
hawser was made fast, but the
bark could not be towed up to her anchor
so the pilot slipped the anchor and buoyed
it, and the Cambria then lowed the vessel
into Tybee inner roads, where her remaining
anchor was dropped. Capt. Fitzergald
came to the city last night on the tug. The
Ciampa is now lying in the inner roads, but
she win probably have to come up to the
city and discharge.